What are the sports used to strengthen the components of physical fitness?

Answer 1

How Much Physical Activity Do Youth Need?

•Children and adolescents should do 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of physical activity daily

2

■Aerobic Activities: Most of the 60 or more minutes per day should be either moderate- or vigorous-intensity

aerobic physical activity. Vigorous-intensity physical activity should be included at least 3 days per week.

◦Examples of aerobic activities include bike riding, walking, running, dancing, and playing active games

like tag, soccer, and Basketball.

■ Muscle-strengthening Activities: Include muscle-strengthening physical activity on at least 3 days of the week

as part of the 60 or more minutes.

◦ Examples of muscle-strengthening activities for younger children include gymnastics, playing on a jungle

gym, and climbing a tree.

◦ Examples of muscle-strengthening activities for adolescents include push-ups, pull-ups, and Weightlifting

exercises.

■Bone-strengthening Activities: Include bone-strengthening physical activity on at least 3 days of the week as

part of the 60 or more minutes.

◦ Examples of bone-strengthening activities include hopping, skipping, jumping, running, and sports like

gymnastics, basketball, and tennis.

•Some activities may address more than one category at a time. For example, gymnastics is both musclestrengthening and bone-strengthening while running is aerobic and bone-strengthening.

•Activities should be age-appropriate, enjoyable, and offer variety